Ridly

Ridly

Ridly is a free, open-source RSS reader and feed aggregator. It allows you to subscribe to RSS and Atom feeds and read articles from all your sources in one convenient interface. Ridly is designed to be fast and easy to use while also being customizable to suit your needs.
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Ridly: Free, Open-Source RSS Reader & Feed Aggregator

A fast and customizable RSS reader and feed aggregator for easy article consumption from multiple sources

What is Ridly?

Ridly is a free, open-source web-based RSS and Atom feed reader and aggregator. It enables users to subscribe to feeds from multiple websites and content sources and view new articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts and more all in one place.

Some key features of Ridly include:

  • Clean, responsive interface optimized for reading with customizable themes
  • Support for organizing feeds into customizable categories and tagging systems
  • Full-text search across all feeds
  • Browser extensions and mobile apps for access on the go
  • Integration with services like YouTube, Twitter and Reddit
  • Exports for backups and migrations
  • Self-hostable server for more control over data

As an open-source web app, Ridly places a strong focus on user privacy and ownership over data. All data is kept on the user's device rather than centralized servers. For those wanting more control and customization, Ridly can be self-hosted on a server or device.

With its modern interface, ubiquitous access and extensibility through theming and plugins, Ridly aims to be a full-featured feed reader to meet all users' needs for consuming, organizing and searching feeds and content.

Ridly Features

Features

  1. RSS and Atom feed support
  2. Fast and responsive interface
  3. Keyboard shortcuts
  4. Cross-platform - works on Windows, Mac, Linux
  5. Open source and free
  6. Customizable themes
  7. Offline reading
  8. Full-text search
  9. Automatic feed updates
  10. Article sharing

Pricing

  • Free
  • Open Source

Pros

Free and open source

Very fast and lightweight

Many customization options

Works across platforms

Supports all major feed formats

Offline reading capability

Cons

Lacks some features of commercial readers

Mobile app only available on Android

Can be resource intensive with large feeds

Limited feed management tools

No collaborative or social features


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